Thread: Please help in translating

Hi copelandci,

There are a few mistakes in your translation. I can tell you're not native. For example: wife in Spanish is esposa; Girlfriend is novia, friend is amiga. Moza is a word from Spain to refer to girl and I'm not sure if it's used in other countries.

Durmiente en de árbol me molestó, mi el cuello tan tieso

this sounds like a google translation. Sorry, copelandci, I don't mean to be rude but I guess you could use some advice and that's why I have posted again.

Since the moderator has not merged the three threads yet, I will post again the translation I offered although the version offered by Sepahunt22 is pretty good.

HOla mi bella novia.¿ Cómo está México y las fiestas? Tú crees que puedes beber mucho pero sabemos que yo puedo beber más que tú.
Ese árbol en el que dormí anoche en la fiesta me fastidió el cuello, está tan rígido (el cuello). Casi no puedo moverlo. Fue una fiesta tremenda. ( I am not sure of the use of salvaje to refer to a party, at least, here it's not common)
Nunca había bailado tan bien en mi vida, me divertí muchísimo. Cariño, me hubiera gustado que estuvieras allí. Te extraño cada día más, tengo tantos deseos de abrazarte. Pronto estaré allí. Eres tan hermosa. ¿Sabes algo? Cuando cierro los ojos puedo ver tu rostro.
Acabo de comprar los niveles 4-5 del Rosetta Stone; pronto aprenderé. Te quiero más que a la vida, eres la persona más especial del mundo y haría cualquier cosa por ti. (Excepto llevar tu bolso; eso fue medio gay. Y ni siquiera voy a mencionar lo otro...chhhh... eso es entre nosotros, mi reina latina.

Hi Sepahunt22,

I don't know if you read my whole post but the mistakes I mentioned were not yours. In fact, I said your translation was pretty good. Anyway, here are some comments.

"Way More" would, in my opinion, be translated as "muchísimo más" rather than just "más".
Had the poster simply wrote "...I can drink more than you" then "más" alone would have sufficed.

you are absolutely right. However it does not mean that my version was wrong.

"me divertí mucho" means "I had a lot of fun", however the writer said "It was a lot of fun", therefore I translated it as "fue muy divertido". Either translation works since "it was fun" essentially means "I had a lot of fun" also, but for what I considered better accuracy I picked "fue muy divertido".

I don't completely agree. It can be translated both ways. If it was fun, it means he/she had fun. Literal translation does not always apply. It also depends on the use. Here we use "me divertí mucho" instead of saying "fue divertido". (me divertí mucho, la pasé bien, la pasé divertidísimo, la pase rico, etc.)

The poster wrote: "I cant wait to hold you!", and so for accuracy I translated it as "estoy ansioso por tenerte en mis brazos otra vez." rather than "me hubiera gustado que estuvieras allí" which fails to mention the 'hold' aspect like 'en mis brazos' does, although the basic meaning of having her there is the same.

It is clear you did not read my entire translation.

I wish you were there sweetheart! I miss you more everyday sweetheart, I cant wait to hold you!

this was my translation

Cariño, me hubiera gustado que estuvieras allí. Te extraño cada día más, tengo tantos deseos de abrazarte.

As far as I know in order to abrazarte, the poster has to use sus brazos.
It's just a different translation with the same meaning. And it doesn't fail to mention the hold aspect.

and just another comment

Acabo de Comprado

is not grammatically correct. you should say "Acabo de comprar"

y yo haría cualquier cosa para ti

although it is not wrong, the most common is to say "por ti"

Originally Posted by SandraT

Hi Sepahunt22,

I don't know if you read my whole post but the mistakes I mentioned were not yours. In fact, I said your translation was pretty good. Anyway, here are some comments.


you are absolutely right. However it does not mean that my version was wrong.

I don't completely agree. It can be translated both ways. If it was fun, it means he/she had fun. Literal translation does not always apply. It also depends on the use. Here we use "me divertí mucho" instead of saying "fue divertido". (me divertí mucho, la pasé bien, la pasé divertidísimo, la pase rico, etc.)



It is clear you did not read my entire translation.



this was my translation

As far as I know in order to abrazarte, the poster has to use sus brazos.
It's just a different translation with the same meaning. And it doesn't fail to mention the hold aspect.

and just another comment
is not grammatically correct. you should say "Acabo de comprar"

although it is not wrong, the most common is to say "por ti"

I know that the mistakes that you mentioned were not mine and I know that you complemented my translation, and I also know that I didn't say that your version was wrong.

YOU assumed that.


You wrote:


"..and just another comment

Quote: Acabo de Comprado
Acabo de Comprado
is not grammatically correct. you should say "Acabo de comprar"

I'm not the one who wrote "Acabo de comprado". That was Copelandci who wrote that. Read my post before you criticize me for supposedly not reading yours.

I come to this forum to interchange ideas with others about the field of Spanish/English Translation in order to learn more and more about this most fascinating field and I will continue to do so regardless of hypersensitive individuals who may take offense at any slight thing that they choose to construe as an afront to their egos.

I'm not the one who wrote "Acabo de comprado". That was Copelandci who wrote that.

I'm very sorry for this. I read the wrong post. Unlike many other people, I know and acknowledge when I make a mistake.

I will continue to do so regardless of hypersensitive individuals who may take offense at any slight thing that they choose to construe as an afront to their egos.

Regarding this, you are absolutely wrong. I was just defending my version in a translation and since this is a forum for many users where everyone learns and exchanges (and reads all the posts), we must be clear and defend our versions, when we believe they are right (because others learn from them too), if not, then we apologize and instead of being sensitive about it, take it as another experience, something to learn from.

Hi copelandci,
You did not offend me in any way. I was the one who was afraid I was rude and maybe you got offended. Please, count on us to improve your language. we are all here to exchange and help each others. I can also learn from you!